Well, this past week has been a lesson on nurturing my blog. This past week was a week out of the ordinary and I was not able to nurture my blog in the way that I normally do. I began to think on that thought. A blog is a bit like a baby…it needs to be nurtured to grow and prosper.

How do you nurture a blog, you ask? First things first, if you have a blog already you need to evaluate it’s well-being. If you do not have a blog…begin one. You need to think about what your blog is intended to accomplish. Mine was initially set up to develop some discipline, commitment, and to help improve my writing. As it evolved, I learned more…and therefore; I have discovered what I want and need. Some of those things have changed with time; and now, I know that my blog needs some adjustments. That is ok, it is called growing pains; things that don’t grow become stagnant…they wither and die. If your goals change for your blog, then you must make changes. That knowledge requires some re-evaluation. (more…)

Ben Stiller, the talented and funny actor has a new movie coming out; it is called Tropic Thunder. It is a movie he was instrumental in producing, by doing the writing and directing, among other things. There is a boycott brewing by special needs advocacy groups because of a movie within the movie. The movie is supposed to be a mocking satire of actors who will take any movie no matter how over the top or bizarre to make a name for themselves as an actor, without regard for the subject matter.

Is this something that is supposed to be funny? The lower our standards of conduct go…the funnier it is supposed to be…is that the concept? Instead of getting kudos by the industry for a financial success…there should be a call to accountability; demanded by the American public for standards of decency. Controvery about the subject matter should not just be just a tool used by public relations departments to garner curiosity that translates to box office rewards; that is my opinion.

One of the movies within the movie called, Simple Jack, allegedly mocks and makes fun of people with disabilities. Meetings with advocacy group leaders were held with Stacey Snider who is a chief executive at Dreamworks…the company that released the film to try to address the concerns about the movie. The studio has refused to make changes to the movie. Shame on them! Their attempts at humor just aren’t funny when the laughs are at the expense of a population of people born with disabilities. Where is the respect? (more…)

For a blog to get noticed on the web some really amazing things have to happen. I am just learning. But, really it is all about using words and terms that the crawlers or internet search engine spiders pick up. Then they put them in some sort of indexing which gets your site more traffic. It is kind of cool. There is so much more to learn.

Search engine optimization is such a trendy thing in the world of internet marketing…but really, anyone with any kind of website can benefit from learning more about it. After all, the whole reason for having a website is to get people to view it, right?

If your site is business related you want to communicate that with your domain name…have the domain name be something catchy that communicates what your business is all about…something they will remember.

Really, it all comes down to valuable, relevent content and how it is presented. If you want to get noticed you really just have to follow the old rule of thumb…give them what they want!